Below is a ranking of the 50 private colleges in Texas with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. Rice University leads the list by accepting 8% of high school students that applied.
School | Acceptance Rate | |
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Rice UniversityHouston, TX |
8% |
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Baptist Missionary Association Theological SeminaryJacksonville, TX |
23% |
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Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX |
28% |
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Paul Quinn CollegeDallas, TX |
34% |
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Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, TX |
39% |
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LeTourneau UniversityLongview, TX |
41% |
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Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX |
43% |
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Austin CollegeSherman, TX |
47% |
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Baylor UniversityWaco, TX |
51% |
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University of DallasIrving, TX |
54% |
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Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TX |
54% |
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Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeene, TX |
56% |
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McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX |
58% |
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East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX |
60% |
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Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX |
61% |
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Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, TX |
62% |
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Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, TX |
64% |
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Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TX |
68% |